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Michigan Economic Forum
Over the past few years, the United States has witnessed the downturn of Michigan’s economy. The Michigan Economic Forum was an event hosted by Michigan Interactive Investments in conjunction with the Michigan Economics Society to provide a platform to discuss and explore potential solutions to Michigan’s current economic problems. The forum featured engaging panel discussions and several distinguished guest speakers such as Peter Hooper, chief economist, Deutsche Bank Securities; Charles Evans, director of research and senior vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; John McElroy, WWJ News Radio auto analyst and host of Autoline Detroit; and John Austin, vice president of the Michigan State Board of Education and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; and Steven Szakaly, economist at the Center for Automotive Research.

To view the Michigan Economic Forum press release, please click here.

MII Chicago Trip
In an effort to expand on MII’s mission to teach its members about finance, fifty club members had the opportunity to tour the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. This was a great chance for members to learn about America’s banking system and to gain an inside look at how markets are created and securities are traded from the floor of two of the world’s premier financial exchanges.

BP Trading Simulation
In an exclusive event for MII members, BP Integrated Supply and Trading brought their trading equipment from their Chicago office to host two, hour long trading simulations. This was a great opportunity for members to get a feel for the fast-paced world of commodities trading. The software and equipment brought by BP to the event is the same as that used by BP to train their traders.

MII Annual Stock Pitch Competition
After a year of debating about the stock market, MII felt that the best way to end the 2006-2007 year was with Michigan Interactive Investments' Inaugural Stock Pitch Competition. The competition consisted of three person teams pitching a single stock for the chance to take home a grand prize of $2,000. Judges for the event consisted of two top Wall Street analysts and a hedge fund trader named as one of the “30 Best Under 30” in the world. In the end, the winning stock was Taiwan Semiconductor, pitched by V. Zhang, B. Chung, and B. Yiu.

The first stock pitch competition, which took place in the spring of 2007, was a great success. In the spring of 2008, MII brought a sensational year to a close with its 2nd Annual Stock Pitch Competition sponsored by Ameriprise Financial. After another year of debating about the stock markets, twenty teams once again showcased their investing skills for the chance to take home prize money of over $2,000. In the end, the winning stock pitch was FTI Consulting.